NEWARK -- With so many Devils’ players and staffers hailing from New England, it’s no surprise most of the locker room is pulling for the Patriots to win Super Bowl LIII on Sunday. Keith Kinkaid, the New Yorker, seems to be one of the few defectors, actively campaigning for the Los Angeles Rams on social media and elsewhere.

Coach John Hynes has the sort of admiration for Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick that many in his position have. Any young head coach looks to the greats, hoping to emulate what they’ve done and build a dynasty of their own. But for Hynes, a New England native who was born in Rhode Island and played college hockey at Boston University, the reverence for Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots runs deep.

Maybe even bordering on man crush-type levels.

New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes talks to reporters during media day at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Thursday, September 13, 2018.(Photo11: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey)

“I don’t know how anyone can get tired of them,” Hynes said earlier this week at Prudential Center. “It’s a dynasty. We’re all going to remember Brady, Belichick and the Patriots for the rest of our lives.”

Once you get him started, it’s tough to get him to stop.

“I understand that people don’t like the Patriots, but if you take that out, how many times in your life can you say you’ve seen a five- or six-time champion?” Hynes said. “What they’ve accomplished in this set is more than any other franchise has accomplished in this decade.”

Patriots Head Coach, Bill Belichick, watches the first half from the sideline, Sunday, November 25, 2018.(Photo11: Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)

But as far as coaching and running an organization goes, Hynes, who has spent time talking with a few NFL teams in an effort to learn from other sports, admires the remarkable continuity and the way Belichick gets everyone to buy into the Patriot way.

The “process” might be down in Philadelphia with the 76ers, the Devils’ sister organization, but there may be no greater trust in a process than in New England.

At least that’s the way Hynes sees it.

“If you look at the success they’ve had, how they win, how they rebuild the team basically every year, how they’ve been able to move past players and bring new players in, it’s truly about a process,” Hynes said. “Everything they do is driven towards winning and that’s how all the decisions are made.”